What is imovie? How can it help in the classroom? Presentation given by Erika Lee Garza

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1 What is imovie? How can it help in the classroom? Presentation given by Erika Lee Garza

2 imovie Agenda Review questionnaire Introduction-Watch Video imovie app setup information How to create an imovie How to add photos,video,audio,graphics,text, transitions,etc. How to create a trailer How to share the movies and trailers Closing with a class discussion

3 What do I know about imovie/trailer? 1. I ve never heard of imovie. 2. I ve never used imovie. 3. I ve heard of imovie, but I ve never used it. 4. I have the app, but I don t know much about it. 5. I ve never created a trailer through imovie. 6. I m familiar with both but I would like to become more knowledgeable.

4 imovie imovie makes it easy to browse and share the HD video and pictures you shoot on your ios device. Turn your favorite clips into blockbuster movies or Hollywood-style trailers.

5 Let s watch an imovie video that can help us see how it can be a successful tool in our classroom!

6 How do I get started? You will be receiving the app for free. A redemption code will be sent to you via after the training. Open the and select redeem. The app will then download and you can begin.

7 Here s how you ll use it in the classroom Use videos you recorded of students working. Photos of students interacting with each other in different settings. Record students presentations or great ideas expressed in the classroom. Put a movie together for your students to celebrate success! Add music, sounds, backgrounds, graphics and share it with administration and parents.

8 Lets begin creating a movie! From the Projects browser or Theater, tap the Create button, then tap Movie. Tap to select a movie theme (in landscape mode, scroll to see more themes). To preview a selected theme, tap the Play button in the viewer. To create a movie using the selected theme, tap Create Movie in the upper-right corner.

9 Adding videos and photos To add existing video: Tap Video in the media library, tap the clip you want to add, then tap the arrow to add the clip to your project. To add an existing photo: Tap Photos in the media library. Find the photo you want to add, then tap to add it. To record video or take a photo directly into the project: Tap the Camera button

10 Recording With your project open, scroll the timeline so that the playhead (the white vertical line) appears where you want to add the new video. Tap the Camera button, and swipe toward Video to put the camera in video mode. Note: imovie automatically rotates your camera to landscape orientation before recording. Tap the Record button to begin recording video; tap it again to stop recording. To preview the video, tap the Play button ; tap it again to stop. Tap Use to add the video to your project, or tap Retake to discard the previous take and record new video.

11 Taking Photos Note: You can take photos directly into an imovie project, for use in that project only. With your project open, scroll the timeline so that the playhead (the white vertical line) appears where you want to add the new photo. Tap the Camera button, and swipe toward Photo to put the camera in photo mode. Note: For best results, rotate your device to landscape orientation before taking photos for use in a video project. Use the Shutter button to take a photo. Tap Use to add the photo to your project, or tap Retake to delete the existing photo and take a new one.

12 When you re finished, tap Done. After you send recorded video to the Camera Roll, the video still appears in the imovie Video browser. Send recorded video to camera roll Note: You can send video that you recorded directly into an imovie project to the Camera Roll, which allows you to use the video in other movies and trailers. Open the project that contains the video you want to send to the Camera Roll. If your videos don t appear in the media library, tap Video. Note: If your ipad is in portrait orientation, first tap the Media Library button in the upper-right corner, then tap Video at the bottom of the media library. The disclosure triangle at the top of the media library, then tap Manage local media. Tap the Move button next to each video clip you want to move.

13 Changing Project settings *To change project settings, tap the Project Settings button, then do any of the following: To change the theme: Tap to select a different one. To add theme music to your movie: Tap to turn on Theme Music. The music automatically loops, if necessary, to play for the duration of your project. To have your movie fade in from a black screen at the beginning: Tap to turn on Fade in from black. To have your movie fade out to a black screen at the end: Tap to turn on Fade out to black. To allow pitch changes in audio when speeding up or slowing down video clips: Tap to turn on Speed changes pitch.

14 Undo or redo an action *You can undo actions up until the last time you opened imovie. Do one of the following: Tap the Undo button. To redo the action, touch and hold the Undo button, then tap Redo Project Edit in the pop-up menu. Tap outside the menu to close it. Shake your device and tap Undo Project Edit or Redo Project Edit.

15 Adding Audio (part one ) *You can add any of the following types of background music to a movie project: Theme: Music that comes with each Apple-designed imovie theme itunes: Songs from itunes that have been synced to your device using itunes on your computer Imported: Songs that you created in GarageBand, Logic Pro X, or another application and imported into imovie using itunes on your computer. Note: Songs that appear dimmed or are marked Unavailable need to be downloaded to your device for use in imovie. Use the Music app to download songs from itunes in the Cloud, or use itunes on your computer to sync songs from your itunes library.

16 Adding Audio (part 2) Background music clips are colored green in the timeline. If you add a song that s less than 1 minute long, it behaves the same as a sound effect in the project and is colored blue in the timeline. With your project open, tap Audio at the top of the screen. To find music previously synced to your device from your computer, tap Theme Music or any one of the listed categories. To listen to the music before adding it, tap the item, then tap the Play button. To add the music to your movie project, tap the item, then tap the arrow.

17 Adding audio from a video clip (part 1) With your project open, scroll the timeline so that the playhead (the white vertical line) appears where you want to add the audio clip. If the playhead is resting over an existing clip, the new clip is added either before or after the existing clip, whichever is closest to the playhead. Tap Video on the right above the timeline. All your video clips appear in the media library above. In the media library, do any of the following: To preview a clip before adding it to your project: Tap to select a clip, then tap the Play button.

18 Adding audio from a video clip (part 2) You can also swipe your finger left and right over a clip to manually preview it, which can help you identify exactly which part of the clip you want to use. To sort clips by date: Tap the disclosure triangle at the top of the media library, then tap Oldest First or Newest First. To show only unused or favorite clips: Tap the disclosure triangle at the top of the media library, then tap Favorites or Unused. In the media library, tap the video clip, then tap the More Options button. Tap the Audio Only button

19 Sound effects *imovie comes with dozens of free sound effects that you can add to your movie. With your project open, scroll the timeline so that the playhead (the white vertical line) appears over the location where you want the sound effect to begin. Tap Audio at the top of the screen. To listen to the effect before adding it, tap the effect, then tap the Play button. To add the effect to your movie project, tap the effect, then tap the arrow Sound effect clips are colored blue in the timeline. If you add an imported sound effect that s 1 minute or longer, it behaves the same as background music in the project and is colored green in the timeline.

20 Record Audio *You can record audio, such as voiceovers, directly into your imovie project. Recorded audio clips are colored purple in the timeline and can be edited in the same way as any other audio clip. With your project open, scroll the timeline so that the playhead (the white vertical line) appears over the place where you want the recording to begin. Tap the Record Audio button in the lower-right corner, and when you re ready, tap Record. After a 3- second countdown, begin recording. When you re done, tap Stop. Do one of the following: To delete the recording and dismiss the recording controls: Tap Cancel. To start the countdown again and record a new audio clip: Tap Retake. To listen to the recording: Tap Review. To keep the recording and add it to your project: Tap Accept. After you record audio, it becomes available in the media library (in Audio > Recordings) so that you can use it in another project.

21 Move audio to the background or foreground *To make sure that the sound in your video clips can be heard over the background music, imovie applies audio ducking to background music. Ducking lowers the volume of background music clips whenever there is a video clip whose sound is playing at the same time. You can choose which audio clips are in the background or foreground (you can have three foreground audio clips and one background audio clip playing at any given time). Tap an audio clip in the timeline to reveal the Audio inspector at the bottom of the screen. Tap the More Options button, then tap Move to Background or Move to Foreground. The color of the clip changes to indicate whether it s background music (green) or foreground audio (blue or purple).

22 Adding Titles/Text In order to add a title, click on the photo or video on the timeline On the bottom of the timeline various options will appear. You can then set a title as none, opening, middle, or in the closing. When you select title, a T icon will appear. This allows you to add various forms of text with different graphics in the center and lower part of the video or photo.

23 Modify a transition With your project open, tap the icon in the timeline for the transition you want to change. In the inspector at the bottom of the screen, tap to select one of the following transitions The icon changes to indicate the type of transition you selected. To change how long the transition lasts, tap the duration shown. The available durations are determined by the lengths of the clips on either side of the transition, up to a maximum of 2 seconds. The cut transition () has no duration. Tap outside the inspector to close it. To remove a transition from your project, you simply change it to None, so that one clip cuts directly to the next without additional visual effects

24 Watch and share your movies on *Share to imovie Theater imovie Theatre *Do one of the following: 1.From the Video browser or Projects browser: Tap the video clip or project you want to share. 2.If you re editing a project: Tap the back button to return to the project details screen. 3.Tap the Share button, then tap imovie Theater. The movie appears in imovie Theater. If you have an icloud account set up, the movie automatically appears in imovie Theater on your other devices, including your Mac, ios devices, and Apple TV.

25 Share your imovie with others You tube Facebook Messages Students in a classroom School broadcasting Save to camera roll

26 Hollywood-style movie trailer In imovie, you can create professional-quality movie trailers using your own video and photos. Your device must be in landscape orientation when you re making a trailer. To create a trailer project, you first choose a trailer template. You can choose from a number of genres for example, romance or superhero with graphics and theme music to match.

27 Create a trailer project 1.From the Projects browser or the Theater, tap the Create button, then tap Trailer. 2.If you re editing a project, tap the back button until you return to the Projects browser. 3.Tap to select an imovie trailer template (in landscape orientation, scroll to see more templates). 4.To preview a selected template, tap the Play button below the viewer. 5.The duration of the trailer appears in the lower-right corner of the viewer. The number of cast members the trailer accommodates, if any, appears in the lower-left corner. 6.Tap Create Trailer in the upper-right corner to create a trailer with the template that s currently selected.

28 Lets watch a few examples of both!

29 Additional Information Tips The difference between imovie/trailers Students being recorded/photographed Parent consent

30 Class Discussion How will I use it in the classroom? What did I like about it? How would I use it differently? Why is this app an important tool in the education system? Do you think students will enjoy this? How will you allow students to use this in the classroom?